Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB vs Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB.
This is it i know i posted another thread but these 2 dries are the final choices for a 500gb drive i can think off without going over £40-£50.
Both have
16mb cache
7200rpm
8.9 ms (average) seek times
sata 2
500gb
166gb platters 3 layers WD may differ but is said to be 160gb
The WD is a little dearer by £3
Seeing as both drives seem similar then i would like to know if anyone has any experience with the drives.
Problem is that i wanted the Maxtor 500gb 32mb cache but its curently a little out of price.
This is it i know i posted another thread but these 2 dries are the final choices for a 500gb drive i can think off without going over £40-£50.
Both have
16mb cache
7200rpm
8.9 ms (average) seek times
sata 2
500gb
166gb platters 3 layers WD may differ but is said to be 160gb
The WD is a little dearer by £3
Seeing as both drives seem similar then i would like to know if anyone has any experience with the drives.
Problem is that i wanted the Maxtor 500gb 32mb cache but its curently a little out of price.
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